Hay-fork.



S. MAKBOUUAN HAY FORK. APPLICATION FILED MAY ZO, 1915.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

- SARKIS MAKBOULIAN, or HAvERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAY-FORK.

"fol owing is a specification.

This inyention relates to certain improve ments in hay forks, and has for its object toprovide a form of hay forkwhich is adapted to be adjusted so that it may be used to the best advantage under different -conditions or for different purposes. I accomplish this object by the means shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20. 1915. Serial N 0. 29,408.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

tine e is in either socket, said a erture being so located that it will be held tersection of the sockets 0. and d.

As the shank. of the tine is made flat and tightly fitted in its socket, it will be held securely therein, when the screw f is in position so that its removal is prevented.

at the in-.

When the tine e is held in the socket d,

the fork will be "similar to the ordinary three-tine 'fork, 'andwilltbe adapted for use for certain purposes, and when inthe other socket 'o,'it will be held in a positionwhich is advantageous for other purposes, and particularly for pitching hay, and if only a.-

two-tine fork is desired for use, the tine e Figure l is an'edge view, and Fig; 2 is a i may be entirely removed. I plan view of a hay fork embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the parts in a different position. Fig. 4' is a detail sectional view on the line L -4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail viewof the shank of one of thetines.

As shown inthe drawing, the usual -shank a, which is adapted to be mounted on 7 tend therefrom at each side in a manner the ordinary wooden handle, is provided with a pair of, diverging tines b, which exsimilar to that of an ordinary two-tine According to my invention, I provide'in the shank a, a pair of sockets c and a? which are located midway between the base ends of the tines b, and extend at an angle to each other, crossing midway ofv their lengths, at a distance from the end of the shank. I further-provide a tine 6 having a shank portion e,'which is adapted to fitin" either' of the socketsgc .or d, said shank e bpening e therein, at themiddle having th,"thr0ugh which a fasteningof its screw 7 is passed, said screw having a.

" fthreaded,end portionf which is adapted to shank.

' 2 and 31s,. and when inthe Socket 0 it will be as shown in Fig. 3.

I floples of this patent may be obtained for held in'lan oblique position relative thereto,

The fastening-screw f is adapted to be inserted through the aperture e when the five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oiratent athingtomno."

a, will ordinarily be in-' Whenin'the'socket d, it will be held I claiin:- 1., A fork comprising a shank having apair of tines extending therefrom and having a pair of sockets therein arranged there' between in a plane approximately perpening a pair of sockets itherein arranged mid-" way between said tines in angular relation and extending'in a plane at approximately right angles to the plane of said tines, a tine constructed to be removably mounted in either ofsaid sockets, so as to beheld at correspondingly different angles, and means to lock said tine in either position.

'3. .A fork comprising a shank having a pair of tines extending therefrom, and having a pair of sockets therein openingmidway between said tines and extending at different angles in a plane approximately at right angles to the plane of said tines, a tine constructed to be removably mounted in either sockets .so as to be held at corre-.

spondingly different angles, ,the 'socket-entering-portion of the tine having an opening and a fastening pin arranged to pass through said opening in either position of the tine.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this. specification.

SARKIS MAKBOULI'AN.

WVitness L. 3 H. HARRIMAN. 

